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Help[Opinions] Re: Kali and Cassia
in reply to a message by maire
1. California... at least sounds pretty and feminine. It's yet another tryndee place name, but at least it has that. And California flows well with Leanne as a middle name. It has that too. Yep.
Do not let her name the baby Kali, though: that's the usual English name of a fearsome, dark, and violent Hindu goddess of annihilation (although she has other, more positive aspects too): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81l%C4%AB. Encourage the spellings Callie or Cally. In fact, I would recommend staying away from all K spellings of the nickname, unless your cousin wants to go full tryndee and misspell the kid's name as Kalifornia.
How about suggesting Calla, Calanthe, Calista / Callista, Callisto, Calixta, Calliope, or even Calypso? All at least real names for people, rather than places.
2. I say Cassia KAS-ee-a (and, by the same token, Cassius KAS-ee-us), and I suspect a lot of other people do too. But I wouldn't recommend tinkering with the spelling to clarify your preferred pronunciation, as a misspelled name just adds confusion and hardship to a kid's life imo. In particular, don't use Kasha, which would be like naming your kid Oatmeal, Grits, or Cream Of Wheat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasha.
Do not let her name the baby Kali, though: that's the usual English name of a fearsome, dark, and violent Hindu goddess of annihilation (although she has other, more positive aspects too): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81l%C4%AB. Encourage the spellings Callie or Cally. In fact, I would recommend staying away from all K spellings of the nickname, unless your cousin wants to go full tryndee and misspell the kid's name as Kalifornia.
How about suggesting Calla, Calanthe, Calista / Callista, Callisto, Calixta, Calliope, or even Calypso? All at least real names for people, rather than places.
2. I say Cassia KAS-ee-a (and, by the same token, Cassius KAS-ee-us), and I suspect a lot of other people do too. But I wouldn't recommend tinkering with the spelling to clarify your preferred pronunciation, as a misspelled name just adds confusion and hardship to a kid's life imo. In particular, don't use Kasha, which would be like naming your kid Oatmeal, Grits, or Cream Of Wheat: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasha.
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